[lit-ideas] Re: Saint Exupery

David: Low flying plane, avoiding attack, ploughs into the sea? 



A knowledgable (non-List) friend of mine commented:

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actually, he was flying the unarmed F-5A photo recon version of the P-38, probably a clapped out hand-me-down from the AAF ... he should theoretically have had a speed and altitude advantage since those recon models were generally stripped down ... he was supposedly notorious for using more of his high altitude oxygen supply than other pilots in his unit (that old age showing?) while on a mission, so he might have descended to a lower altitude for a gaulois (sp?) ... I've heard the Messerschmitt version, but the Osprey monograph on French WWII aces has him shot down by two pre-production long nose FWs ... quien sabe? ... outtahere 

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Best to all,
Eric
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